Side Quests

Welcome to the Side Quests section of our Fallout: New Vegas guide. Here, you'll find details on all of the missions the game has to offer you that aren't mandatory quests necessary to complete the game. Remember to visit our Main Quest Walkthrough if you're looking for more details on main quests in the game.

There are four types of Side Quests covered here. The first is the official type of Side Quest, which the game will name for you and place in your Quests Log. These are usually the most robust, most difficult and longest Side Quests in the game, and ones with the greatest rewards. However, there are technically three other types of Side Quests in the game as well, and they're worth noting too. The first are Note-Based Side Quests, which various notes you're given or otherwise find will allow you to complete more basic tasks. Then, there are Challenges, which are Side Quests that implore you to complete certain tasks over a long period of time, such as killing animals, insects, et cetera. And finally, there are Random Side Quests, which are basically tasks in-game that we've outlined for you that would otherwise go unnoticed or undocumented.

So below, you'll find the name of each Side Quest that leads to the information you're seeking on any quest in question. In parenthesis next to the Side Quest name will be a denotation of the type of Side Quest it is: Official, Note, Challenge, or Random. Keep in mind that the former three types are named in-game, but the latter type, being totally randomized, are named by us.

So without further ado... please enjoy the Side Quests section of our guide!

Please Note

The side quests represented below are a collection of missions that we gained through our playthrough of the game. Because of the fact that Fallout: New Vegas is a game with a lot of gray, choices simply must be made, and those choices will inevitably lock you out of some tasks. If you are following our Main Quest Walkthrough , then you should run into virtually all of the side quests below. Either way, the side quests below represent over 90% of what's available in the game for anyone, and we hope to fill in any holes in the future. Thank you.